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Montevideo, November 26th 2024 - 01:50 UTC

Brazil

  • Saturday, May 28th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

    Bolsonaro says Brazil's role acknowledged by world leaders

    “Look at what is happening in Argentina, in Chile, in Venezuela” who are suffering the consequences of voting for the “wrong candidate,” Bolsonaro underlined

    Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro highlighted his country's importance worldwide following the announcement of a one-on-one meeting with his US colleague Joseph Biden at the upcoming Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles, in addition to his encounter in February with Russian leader Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

  • Friday, May 27th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

    Lula regains decisive advantage over Bolsonaro, survey shows

    Lula is once again poised for a first-round decisive victory after Bolsonaro had narrowed the gap in previous weeks

    Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva is once again on track for a landslide victory at this year's Oct. 2 elections over the incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, according to Datafolha's latest survey released Thursday.

  • Friday, May 27th 2022 - 09:16 UTC

    Bolivia wants better gas deal with Brazil

    Bolivia expects to receive an additional US$ 100 million from the new deal with Argentina

    Bolivia's Minister of Hydrocarbons and Energy Franklin Molina said the agreement with Brazil for the sale of cooking gas signed during the arguably illegitimate administration of Janine Áñez was detrimental to his country and will now seek to reach a new, more favorable deal.

  • Thursday, May 26th 2022 - 22:52 UTC

    Bernie Ecclestone arrested in Brazil for carrying handgun at airport

    The 91-year-old Ecclestone is 45 years older than his Brazilian wife

    Former Formula 1 car racing mogul Bernie Ecclestone has been arrested in Brazil for carrying a concealed weapon as he tried to board a flight bound for Switzerland, it was announced Thursday.

  • Thursday, May 26th 2022 - 10:40 UTC

    Brazil cuts down Mercosur external tariffs yet again

    Brazil continues to negotiate with Mercosur partners Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay “to make this measure permanent”

    In a move to contain inflation ahead of this year's Oct. 2 elections, Brazil's Chamber of Foreign Trade decided to cut down the Mercosur Common External Tariff (TEC) by 10% on items such as beans, meat, pasta, cookies, rice, and construction materials, the Ministry of Economy announced.

  • Thursday, May 26th 2022 - 10:39 UTC

    Bolsonaro/Biden meeting during the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles

    President Bolsonaro is expected to hold a bilateral meeting with president Biden in the sidelines of the Los Angeles Summit of the Americas

    Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is scheduled to attend the Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles next month and plans to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden, according to Planalto Palace sources. The decision follows on a visit from Biden's special envoy, former Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd who met with Bolsonaro.

  • Thursday, May 26th 2022 - 10:20 UTC

    Scioli: Argentina and Brazil will guarantee food and energy for the region

    “Brazil supported us in our negotiations with the IMF, emphatically supported our claim to the Malvinas Islands at the United Nations,” Scioli reminded

    Argentina's Ambassador Daniel Scioli Wednesday highlighted the integration process with Brazil and the current relationship between South America's two largest countries, which will “together guarantee food and energy for the region.”

  • Thursday, May 26th 2022 - 07:45 UTC

    Brazil expects a slowdown of China trade, but will still enjoy a healthy surplus

    From January to April 2022, the value of Brazilian exports grew 24.1% compared to the same period in 2021. Imports advanced 27.6%.

    Brazil expects a slower growth of exports this year as China implements strict lockdown measures to contain the spread of Covid-19. Nevertheless, China will help to boost Brazil's trade surplus points out Foreign Trade Indicator (Icomex) data, released by Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV), the country's leading think tank..

  • Wednesday, May 25th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

    Brazil not to isolate monkeypox patients, for now, Anvisa says

    “As soon as justified, sanitary measures will be proposed,” Anvisa warned

    Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) Tuesday made it clear that measures already in place at airports and inside airplanes were being upped to protect people from COVID-19 as well as from other diseases and pointed out it isolating patients to tackle monkeypox was not among the recommendations issued.

  • Wednesday, May 25th 2022 - 03:36 UTC

    At least 22 dead in Rio favela latest shooting

    The streets of Vila Cruzeiro were empty Tuesday morning, with stores closed and a dozen schools suspended their activities

    Brazilian police confirmed Tuesday afternoon that at least 22 people were killed during a raid in the Vila Cruzeiro favela, in Penha, in northern Rio de Janeiro.